The House Committee on Appropriations
86th Legislature
March 4, 2019
12:00 p.m.
E1.030
Pursuant to a notice posted on February 27, 2019, the House Committee on Appropriations met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Zerwas, at 12:01 p.m.
The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Zerwas; Longoria; Bell, Cecil; Bonnen, Greg; Buckley; Capriglione; Cortez; Davis, Sarah; González, Mary; Hefner; Howard; Johnson, Jarvis; Miller; Minjarez; Muñoz, Jr.; Rose; Schaefer; Sheffield; Sherman, Sr.; Toth; Turner, John; VanDeaver; Walle; Wilson; and Wu.
A quorum was present.
(Representative Stucky now present.)
Article VII Budget Recommendations
The Chair laid out subcommittee recommendations for the agencies in Article VII.
Agencies included in Article VII
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Texas Lottery Commission
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Texas Department of Motor Vehicles
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Texas Department of Transportation
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Texas Workforce Commission
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Reimbursements to the UC Benefit Account
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The Chair moved the adoption of subcommittee recommendations for Article VII.
The motion was adopted without objection.
Article VIII Budget Recommendations
The Chair laid out subcommittee recommendations for the agencies in Article VIII.
Agencies included in Article VIII
State Office of Administrative Hearings
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Board of Chiropractic Examiners
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Board of Dental Examiners
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Funeral Service Commission
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Board of Professional Geoscientists
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Health Professions Council
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Office of Injured Employee Council
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Department of Insurance
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Office of Public Insurance Counsel
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Board of Professional Land Surveying
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Department of Licensing and Regulation
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Texas Medical Board
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Board of Nursing
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Optometry Board
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Board of Pharmacy
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Executive Council of Physical Therapy & Occupational Therapy Examiners
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Board of Plumbing Examiners
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Board of Examiners of Psychologists
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Racing Commission
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
State Securities Board
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Public Utility Commission
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Office of Public Utility Counsel
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Special Provisions relating to all of Article VIII
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The Chair moved the adoption of subcommittee recommendations for Article VIII.
The motion was adopted without objection.
Article VI Budget Recommendations
The Chair laid out subcommittee recommendations for the agencies in Article VI.
Agencies included in Article VI
Texas Department of Agriculture
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Animal Health Commission
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
General Land Office and Veterans’ Land Board
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Railroad Commission
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Water Development Board
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The Chair moved the adoption of subcommittee recommendations for Article VI.
The motion was adopted without objection.
Article I Budget Recommendations
The Chair laid out subcommittee recommendations for the agencies in Article I.
Agencies included in Article I
Commission on the Arts
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Office of the Attorney General
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Bond Review Board
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The Fiscal Programs - Comptroller of Public Accounts
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Social Security and Benefit Replacement Pay
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Commission on State Emergency Communications
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Texas Emergency Services Retirement System
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Employees Retirement System
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Texas Ethics Commission
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Facilities Commission
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Lease Payments, Facilities Commission
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Texas Public Finance Authority
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
General Obligation Bond Debt Service Payments, TPFA
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Office of the Governor
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Trusteed Programs within the Office of the Governor
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Historical Commission
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Department of Information Resources
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Library & Archives Commission
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Pension Review Board
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Preservation Board
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
State Office of Risk Management
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Secretary of State
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Veterans Commission
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The Chair moved the adoption of subcommittee recommendations for Article I.
The motion was adopted without objection.
Article IV Budget Recommendations
The Chair laid out subcommittee recommendations for the agencies in Article IV.
Agencies included in Article IV
Supreme Court of Texas
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Court of Criminal Appeals
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
14 Courts of Appeals
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Office of Court Administration
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Office of Capital and Forensic Writs
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Office of the State Prosecuting Attorney
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
State Law Library
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
State Commission on Judicial Conduct
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Judiciary Section, The Comptroller’s Department
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Special Provisions relating to all Article IV agencies
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The Chair moved the adoption of subcommittee recommendations for Article IV.
The motion was adopted without objection.
Article V Budget Recommendations
The Chair laid out subcommittee recommendations for the agencies in Article V.
Agencies included in Article V
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Department of Criminal Justice
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Commission on Fire Protection
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Commission on Jail Standards
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Juvenile Justice Department
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Commission on Law Enforcement
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Texas Military Department
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
Texas Department of Public Safety
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The Chair moved the adoption of subcommittee recommendations for Article V.
The motion was adopted without objection.
The Chair provided direction to the Legislative Budget Board to produce the budget recommendations adopted by the Committee.
At 1:44 p.m., on the motion of Representative Longoria and without objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.
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Rep. Zerwas, Chair
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Cameron Cocke, Clerk